Six wasn’t originally on my radar. It found its way to me through social media and Sirius Radio. I’d been hearing a bit about it playing in London on theater sites, however one Saturday I was running errands, and caught an interview with Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow (its creators) on the Broadway channel. They were chatting about the show’s origins at Edinburgh Fringe, and how the show translated to the West End and then Broadway. It was a fascinating concept: a concert of six

In 2023, I had the pleasure of witnessing Alex Edelman perform live on stage. He was opening for Ted Lasso ’s Nick Mohammed who was playing his character Mr. Swallow, at New York City’s Town Hall. He was so funny, and so relatable. He was nothing like the main event, but from his work in England, he had a similar sensibility. A few weeks later, he announced his solo show Just for Us would be premiering for a limited engagement on Broadway, after touring for more than a year

Let’s be clear. You can’t really top the magic of live theater. One specific set of people witnessing a performance that will never be exactly the same again is a concept that’s hard to explain to non-theater-lovers. Anything is possible. An actor could flub a line. A prop could break. An ensemble could nail complex choreography for the very first time. Whatever happens, it’ll be memorable for sure. In the last few years, the powers that be in the entertainment industry, hav